I had to be honest - in 2012, we had a baby. So although I got a few nice trips in at the start of the year (trad & sport) realistically - I've been outdoor climbing about 6 times since bub arrived ... mostly sport.. Though I do usually take my rack with me and enjoy the chance if I get it.

So don't worry about what you wish you did, or you did in 2011 - what's your honest ratio for 2012?

What sort of meaningful stats is that inconsistent list going to provide? You could tick mostly outdoor trad regardless of weather you did 365 days of it or 4, as long as at least 3 were outdoor trad. But you couldn't tick i climb almost everyday if you don't climb in a gym, cause you listed gym in there! But you could tick i climb almost every day if you went to the gym 5 days a week. And lots of climbing only comes with mountaineering attached. What's the difference between I really only climb in the gym and Mostly gym with a little outdoor sport? I think your list needs a little editing. Starting from the question, what sort of a picture are you trying to get from these stats and what are the simplest questions that will provide it?

2012 had extremes of climbing for me - first half, loads of mostly trad outdoor climbing, maybe 4 days a week with trips to Buffalo, Flinders Island and Moonarie thrown in. Then I had shoulder surgery and barely climbed off the couch for 5 months. 1 month of easy peasy climbing on the recovery schedule, get really sick and spend the last 3 weeks of the year back on the couch.

On 1/02/2013 Wendy wrote:>What sort of meaningful stats is that inconsistent list going to provide?>You could tick mostly outdoor trad regardless of weather you did 365 days>of it or 4, as long as at least 3 were outdoor trad. But you couldn't tick>i climb almost everyday if you don't climb in a gym,

I mentioned in my opening post: the POLL software is very limited... I can remove "gym" from the lots of climbing list - as I had (apparently wrongly) assumed everyone climbs in a gym at some point...

I added the "only climb at the gym" because there are some people who have never climbed outdoors - that is different to mostly in the gym.
Also - I can't change a topic once it's been voted for. Again - the chockstone Poll software is limited.

I'm not bitching - I'm saying the list is a bit skewwiff! I see it doesn't describe Neil's climbing either, so it obviously leaves out some very active climber's general climbing.

But i think I have worked out what you want from your stats - did anyone else have a pisspoor year of climbing due to factors like babies? So hopefully my miserable 6 months of the year with no climbing helped you feel less alone in your lack of climbing.

and I'm actually really curious to see what the Chockstone ratio is.
In the bitchiness thread - there was discussion about how representative of the "climbing community" chocky users are; this way you could get some insight into who we all are.
Another way would be to look at what boxes everyone ticked when they created their accounts, assuming, like me, most haven't touched their profile since they joined..

I also climbed 1 peak over 7000m (and did some other miscellaneous peaks in the vicinity).

Yes, I'm boasting. 2012 has been one of the most awesome years of my life. Through climbing I've met the greatest people I've ever come across (and some absolute bastards, -whom I love to hate-, so I have that aspect of my socialising covered as well).